UPC-A

• May 22, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

UPC-A is a common retail barcode in the United States. The symbol encodes 12 digits, including a check digit.

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Examples

Configure Barcode Settings (UPCAOptions)

Use the UPCAOptions class to configure UPC-A barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates a Universal Product Code (UPC-A) barcode and specifies its settings:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var upcaOptions = new UPCAOptions();
upcaOptions.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
upcaOptions.ShowText = false;
upcaOptions.Padding = new Padding(5);
upcaOptions.BorderWidth = 1;
upcaOptions.BorderColor = Color.Blue;

using var upcaOptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_upca.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var upcaOptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(upcaOptions);
upcaOptionsGenerator.Export("72527273070", upcaOptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO

Dim upcaOptions As New UPCAOptions()
upcaOptions.BackColor = Color.LightGray
upcaOptions.ShowText = False
upcaOptions.Padding = New Padding(5)
upcaOptions.BorderWidth = 1
upcaOptions.BorderColor = Color.Blue

Using upcaOptionsStream As New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_upca.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
    Using upcaOptionsGenerator As New BarcodeGenerator(upcaOptions)
        upcaOptionsGenerator.Export("72527273070", upcaOptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Configure Barcode Settings (Fluent API)

Use the UPCAOptionsBuilder class to configure UPC-A barcode settings with Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates a Universal Product Code (UPC-A) barcode and specifies its settings:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var upcaCode = UPCAOptionsBuilder.Create()
    .WithBackColor(Color.LightGray)
    .WithShowText(false)
    .WithPadding(5)
    .WithBorderWidth(1)
    .WithBorderColor(Color.Blue)
    .Build();

var filePath = Path.GetFullPath("upca_code.png");

using var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create);
using var generator = new BarcodeGenerator(upcaCode);
generator.Export("72527273070", stream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO

Dim upcaCode = UPCAOptionsBuilder.Create() _
    .WithBackColor(Color.LightGray) _
    .WithShowText(False) _
    .WithPadding(5) _
    .WithBorderWidth(1) _
    .WithBorderColor(Color.Blue) _
    .Build()

Dim filePath = Path.GetFullPath("upca_code.png")

Using stream As New FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create)
    Using generator As New BarcodeGenerator(upcaCode)
        generator.Export("72527273070", stream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Symbology-Specific Options

This symbology has no additional options.